Prof. Karatani is the most significant intellectual figure to have emerged from Japan in the last three decades. He is author of the critically acclaimed Origins of Modern Japanese literature(1993), Architecture as Metaphor(1996) and Transcritique: On Kant and Marx (2003).In Transcritique, Karatani draws a broad historical outline of different economic systems that gradually evolved into what is known today as the Capitalist free market system.This analysis provides the background for thinking…See More

(a Castleblayney Transition Group & Íontas Centre joint initiative)Special Guests at launch: Sylvia Gordon, Groundwork NI &Michael Kelly, Founder GIY Ireland (Grow it Yourself)The Growing in Peace project aims to foster peace building and diversity awareness by involving local people in the creation of five ‘community gardens’ in Castleblayney in 2010. These gardens will be a focal point for people to develop skills and expertise in growing fruit and vegetables in a relaxed and friendly…See More